A cab driver out of Sparta allegedly was robbed at gunpoint in Wilton on Saturday, according to Monroe County Sheriff Pete Quirin. The driver contacted police at 5:45 a.m., saying his passenger, Daniel J. Breeze, 26, of Wilton had just robbed him. Police subsequently...
Two injured in town of Forest crash
Both drivers were injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning in the town of Forest, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. At about 9:30 a.m., Kyle M. Pershing, 17, of Hillsboro stopped on County Highway P, waited to turn left onto Highway 82, and...
Foul play not suspected in Tomah child’s death
A 3-year-old died Sunday in the town of Adrian, apparently from an illness, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s office are investigating the death. Foul play is not...
Monroe County Health Department warns of drug labeled as bath salts
River Falls, Wis., law enforcement and hospital officials recently reported cases in which people had experienced the hazardous effects of a drug marketed as bath salts, according to the Monroe County Health Department. These synthetic, cocaine-like drugs are sold...
Two Kendall men arrested in connection with burglaries
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department arrested two Kendall men Feb. 16 for allegedly committing a run of burglaries, most of them in the Kendall area, but some in Vernon and Juneau counties. Michael R. Vierck and Joshua R. Satona, both 23 years old, are accused of...
Ontario bar burglarized
RiversEnd Bar & Grill in Ontario was burglarized early Saturday morning, Feb. 19, according to Ontario Police Chief Matt Hoskins. An undetermined amount of cash, about $50 in coins from the business’s tip jar, and five cartons of Marlboro cigarettes were stolen...
12-year-old snowmobile driver injured in crash with pickup truck
A 12-year-old boy was injured Sunday when his snowmobile collided with a pickup truck on Highway 131 in Ontario, according to Vernon County Sheriff John Spears. DeWitt was wearing a helmet and protective boots, according to the sheriff's report. Ontario Ambulance...
Kendall woman rolls vehicle on Highway 71
A 21-year-old Kendall woman was injured in a vehicle accident Friday night on icy Highway 71, according to Monroe County Sheriff Pete Quirin. Stephanie Jacobson was eastbound at about 9:19 p.m. in the town of Wilton, driving west of Lobster Road, when she lost control...
Ridgeville crash results in non-life-threatening injuries
A Norwalk woman was injured Friday night when she rolled her vehicle on Highway 71 in the town of Ridgeville, according to Monroe County Sheriff Peter Quirin. Bridget Rivest, 42, was driving south of Kendall Avenue at about 11 p.m. when she lost control on the icy...
Norwalk man hurt in snowmobile crash
Justin Luethe of Norwalk was injured after his snowmobile collided with a deer Thursday night, according to Monroe County Sheriff Peter Quirin. Luethe, 26, was about one-half mile east of Keystone Road, heading westbound on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail at about 9:40...
